Meretskov, Kirill Afanasyevich
- Date of birth:
- June 7th, 1897 (Nazaryevo/Ryazan Oblast, Russia)
- Date of death:
- December 30th, 1968 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Nationality:
- Soviet
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Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
- Awarded on:
- February 22nd, 1928
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1937
- Awarded on:
- March 2nd, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Komandarm 2 ranga (Army Commander 2nd Rank)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Komandarm 2 ranga (Army Commander 2nd Rank)
- Awarded on:
- March 21st, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General army (Army-General)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami Volkhovskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Volkhov Front)
- Awarded on:
- January 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General army (Army-General)
- Awarded on:
- February 21st, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- General army (Army-General)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshal of the Soviet Union)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
- Awarded on:
- October 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
- Awarded on:
- November 2nd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
- Awarded on:
- November 3rd, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- February 21st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshal of the Soviet Union)
- Unit:
- Komanduyushchy voiskami 1 Dalnevostochnogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief 1st Far Eastern Front)
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1945
No. 18
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1945
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon (1st Class)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
"Yaponyg yalsny toloo" medal
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1946
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1947
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1947
Order of the National Flag - 1st Class
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1948
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- 1948
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1957
- Rank:
- Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1967
Sources
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- - Герой Советского Союза Мерецков Кирилл Афанасьевич :: Герои страны
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